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Remembrance Day
It was in the mid 50s that I went with my Grandmother to the Remembrance Day services held at the War Memorial. There were a group of WW1 veterans in a line and as a young child it was a surprise to me that they were crying. When I grew up and learnt what had been the horror of that war I understood.
My Grandmother had several cousins who died and whose names were on there. She pointed them out to me, but I do not remember them. In my mind's eye, I can see the scene. Remembrance Day remains an emotional time for me and I'm sure it goes back to those Sundays in November.
Remembrance Day
It was in the mid 50s that I went with my Grandmother to the Remembrance Day services held at the War Memorial. There were a group of WW1 veterans in a line and as a young child it was a surprise to me that they were crying. When I grew up and learnt what had been the horror of that war I understood.
My Grandmother had several cousins who died and whose names were on there. She pointed them out to me, but I do not remember them. In my mind's eye, I can see the scene. Remembrance Day remains an emotional time for me and I'm sure it goes back to those Sundays in November.
WW11 Leeds Evacuees.
I was one of so many 10 year olds that arrived in East Retford Sept 1939. I was so lucky to have been cared for by caring loving families in Retford for five years. The most happiest childhood memories of my life. I have cherished those memories for the the last 69 years. God Bless East Retford.
My Days at Sir Frederick Milner 1942 -45
The teachers were `Zorra` Hardy,`Percy` Noble, `Gunner` Meadows, `Musha`Pitt and Harry Firth. The Headmaster was Mr Hewitt. Ken Barkworth used to come home on leave from the army and take us for PT in the hall and I used to box him.
My class mates were Donald Backhouse, Donald Levick ,Frank Taylor, Gordon Blake, Bert Mellors and Frank Wilson. I played football for the school in goal.
The most famous pupil was Peter Jarvis who went on to swim for England in the Olympics. The Yarmouth evacuees came and started their own school and we used to go 9am.-till 11.0am and 1.0pm - 3.0pm and they went 11am-1.0pm and 3.0pm till 5.0pm.
I travelled from Woodbeck to Retford on Brumptons bus and during the 2hr. lunch break we played marbles - Holey.
Cliff Charlesworth (Now 76yrs.old)
Nostalgic Memories
My family the Williamses lived at 57 Strawberry Road, Newtown, Retford from 1942 until we moved to Birmingham in 1956. Naturally I have great memories of the games we young children played in the street together, like marbles in the gutter, grass sod raids, bows and arrow fights, bowling hoops etc, and while I remember all these and more games we played I can't recall the names of the children we played them with and who were our friends, other than one Tony Bunion. If my name rings any bells, please get in touch if you would, my EM is: johnterrywilliams@googlemail.com Like most at this time period I went to Thrumpton Lane School then to Sir Freds, it would be good to hear from any old friends again. With kind thoughts, Terry Williams.
More About The Williams' of Strawberry Rd
Hello Old Fogies! [you must be an old fogie like me if you remember Retford at that time..Hehe.] I first came to Retford at the age of about 7 months. My mom and dad got a letter from Birmingham saying not to come back as the bombing had started. We eventually ended up living at 57 Stawberry Road until Mar 31 1954, ending up back in B/Ham on April Fool's Day 1954. Our granddad lived at 55 Caledonian Road, he was an engine driver for L.N.E.R. I went to Sir Fred's and later Worksop Tech. Our father worked at a munitions factory and aircraft factories during WW2, he was an Air Raid Warden as well. Later he was a foreman for Richmond Builders. I remember 2 or 3 Jackson families, Corringhams, Bunyans, Oglies, Mitchells, Rogers, The Burnages who were Christian Indians. I have too many memories to mention here but I would love to make contact with anyone who remembers Sir Fred's or travelling on the train to Worksop College, or indeed... Read more
Evacuated Mums to be From London During The Blitz 1940
This is not a memory but if anyone has any information about the Eaton Hall Emergency Maternity Hospital, Eaton Road, East Retford, Notts, I would be very grateful to hear from them. My husband was born there in December 1940 and last year (2009) we managed to find it from the address on his birth certificate. It is now a Muslim boys' school and in the 1970s a teacher training college. I would welcome any information. Thanks
